Such Competence

If ever somebody deserved to get fired, it's Rummy.

Naturally, it will never happen.

Months before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld forbade military strategists from developing plans for securing a post-war Iraq, the retiring commander of the Army Transportation Corps said Thursday.

In fact, said Brig. Gen. Mark Scheid, Rumsfeld said "he would fire the next person" who talked about the need for a post-war plan.

Having read this story, David Broder has demanded I apologize to Karl Rove.